Market Építő Plc. that celebrates its 25th anniversary this year has become the leading high-rise construction company in Hungary. The company, which attaches importance to the application of innovative solutions and the comprehensive use of quality, health and safety and energy management systems, also earned the title of ‘Construction Company of the Year’ in 2019. […]
Heineken Hungária was the first large-scale brewery to withdraw PET bottle products from its portfolio in the name of sustainability. It says that as an environmentally conscious company, it has been using and marketing exclusively glass, barrel and endlessly recyclable aluminum can products in its portfolio this year. Heineken Hungária is renewing one of its […]
As a result of border crossing restrictions and COVID-19 protection measures for commercial accommodation, domestic tourists spent 86% fewer tourism nights in commercial accommodation establishments (hotels, boarding houses, camping sites, bungalow complexes and community hostels) compared to the same period of the previous year. International guests spent 94% fewer nights, the Central Statistical Office reports. […]
Companies and brands like Tungsram, MOL or OTP have long been known internationally. As to how much these and other similar firms have enhanced the image of the ‘Hungarian’ brand, Diplomacy&Trade talks to the State Secretary for Financial Affairs at the Hungarian Ministry of Finance, Gábor Gion who also shares his thoughts on the Hungarian […]
By Wednesday morning, another 311 Hungarian patients died of the complications of the new coronavirus infection – more than ever before in 24 hours. Still, the government decided to ease the lockdown restrictions and shops were allowed to open as of this Wednesday. As the government site koronavirus.gov.hu reports, the majority of the 311 deaths […]
The European Judo Association (EJU) has named Hungary's Richárd Sipőcz as the best junior competitor last year. The Hungarian state news agency MTI reports that according to judoinfo.hu magazine, the judoka of Széchenyi University SE and his coach, Nikolett Gyimes have been invited to the EJU awards ceremony, which will take place next Friday during […]
A total of 30,971 used cars were imported into the country in the first quarter, down 18% from the same period last year. In March, the decrease was 11%. Almost a third of imported used cars are made up of three brands: Volkswagen 10.6%, Opel 10% and Ford 9.7%. While nearly 40,000 used cars flowed […]
The number of coronavirus deaths in Hungary increased by 170 in the past 24 hours 170, increasing the official total number of those who have died from the complications of the virus to 22,098. The number of new infections registered is 1,890 - 1.984 less compared to the previous day. There are 12,007 people treated […]
It is a traditional Hungarian Easter Monday fertility ceremony of men sprinkling women with water. This year, people were advised to avoid visiting other households. The male members of the Marcal Dance and Folk Art Ensemble – wearing a mask due to the coronavirus epidemic and keeping proper distance – sprinkled a close relative of […]
Another 213 Hungarians died due to complications of the new coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours – two more than in the previous day. Other figures (with the exception of the number of new infections) also worsened. The official number of pandemic-related deaths rose to 21,928 in this country while the number of new […]
Based on the previous results of the staff of the Biological Research Center (BRC) in Szeged, SE Hungary, a health and environmental research program implemented with EU support of about HUF two billion has been completed at the institution belonging to the Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Péter Heffner, head of the application office at BRC, […]
The Budapest district heating company FŐTÁV and the Icelandic group Arctic Green Energy have signed a cooperation agreement for the construction of geothermal district heat generating units. The project may save up to 21,000 tons of CO2 emission a year in Budapest. The first large scale (up to 10-20 MWh) geothermal project is to be […]
It is snowing on the Mátra Hill in northeastern Hungary, making the ski path in Mátraszentistván suitable for for sking and snowboarding The weather in the mountains is surprisingly wintery. Around two o'clock this Saturday afternoon, the skipark in Mátraszentistván posted a video on its community website about the intense snow fall. The area is […]
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has approved the capital city’s new climate strategy, and energy and climate action plan, which sets the goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by at least 40% by 2030 against 2015 levels, the Hungarian state news agency MTI reports. He also approved Budapest’s green infrastructure development and sustainability action plan, according […]
By Saturday, 8,637 new coronavirus infections were identified in Hungary, while this number was over 9,000 the previous day. The number of daily fatalities is also down. The total number of identified infections in this country is now 679,413 while the official number of fatalities related to the new coronavirus infection is 21,504, following the […]
